Howrah City Police

Howrah City Police
হাওড়া শহর পুলিশ
Howrah City Police; হাওড়া শহর পুলিশ
Common name	Howrah City Police ; হাওড়া শহর পুলিশ
Abbreviation	HCP
Motto	Courage Care Commitment; Bengali: সাহস সতর্কতা প্রতিজ্ঞাবদ্ধ
Agency overview
Formed	1 September, 2011
Employees	Commissioner of Police ; Deputy commissioners ; Additional Commissioners; Assistant Commissioners ; Police Inspectors ; Sub Inspectors ; Assistant Sub Inspectors
Annual budget	₹253.42 crore (US$30.0 million) (2025–26)
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Howrah, West Bengal, India
Size	301.429 km2 (116.382 sq mi)
Population	est. 4,40,00,00
Governing body	Government of West Bengal
General nature	Local civilian police;
Operational structure
Headquarters	Howrah, West Bengal, India
Agency executive	Praveen Kumar Tripathi, IPS, Commissioner of Police;
Parent agency	West Bengal Police
Facilities
Stations	Police Stations: 18; Traffic Guards: 8;
Website
	howrahpolice.wb.gov.in

Howrah City Police (Bengali: হাওড়া শহর পুলিশ) established in 2011, is a city police force with primary responsibilities in law enforcement and investigation in Howrah city and some of its adjacent areas in Howrah district.^[2] The Commissionerate is part of the West Bengal Police and is under the administrative control of Home Ministry of West Bengal. It was formed after the bifurcation of the Howrah Police District and has eighteen police stations under its jurisdiction as of now. Presently, P. K. Tripathi, IPS is appointed as the Commissioner of the Howrah Police Commissionerate.^[3]

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